MA H515 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-02 - Read second and ordered to a third reading
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-02 - Read second and ordered to a third reading
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
For legislation to exempt the town of Hancock from certain provisions of the school choice laws. Education. [Local Approval Received.]
Title
Exempting Hancock schools
Sponsors
| Rep. John Barrett [D] | Sen. Paul Mark [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 2026-01-12 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 2025-09-02 | House | Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
| 2025-05-23 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the Joint Committee on Education |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H515 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H515.pdf |
